Blackbird Tire

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"I ran the tube-type Blackbird for a month of crits and mid-week intervals. It seats straight, feels fast in a sprint, and the casing tracks predictably through off-camber turns. The Aramid layer has been money against flints and potholes—race pace without the stress."

The tube-type Blackbird brings the Racing Lab ethos to riders who want classic clincher simplicity with true race pace. A 127 TPI folding casing keeps the contact patch supple over chipseal while Mach Tread 3.0 reduces hysteresis losses for crisp acceleration and efficient cruising between efforts.

Under the tread, Aramid Pro Tech forms a lightweight barrier against cuts and punctures—ideal for crit courses, fondo kilometers, and shoulder-season training where debris can wreck a day.

With claimed weights starting at 225g, the Blackbird tube-type delivers the low rolling resistance and cornering confidence of a top-tier race tire in a familiar, fast-to-service package—perfect for riders who value speed, feel, and straightforward maintenance.